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The 2017 Mississippi Book Festival will host an array of literary talent on Saturday, August 19, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the New Capitol and Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church in Jackson. As authors, readers, publishers, and book sellers converge, Welty scholars and friends will play prominent roles. A panel discussion on Eudora Welty’s Legacy […] Read more »

Today, July 23, 2017, we honor and remember the life and legacy of Eudora Welty, one of America’s most cherished authors, as we acknowledge the 16th anniversary of her death. Here is a link to The New York Times obituary by Albin Krebs, which appeared on the front page of the newspaper and may be found under Resources […] Read more »

On Sunday, April 9, some 350 guests gathered at the Eudora Welty House and Garden to honor the 189 winners of the Scholastic Writing Awards for the Mississippi Region. Winners included four national medalists, five American Voices Medal nominees, nine Senior Portfolio winners, 27 Gold Key winners, 119 Silver Key winners, and 157 Honorable Mention winners, with several students receiving multiple awards, […] Read more »

When Beth Henley interviewed Eudora Welty for a film of Eudora’s beloved short story “A Worn Path” in 1994, James Patterson captured this photograph of Jackson’s two Pulitzer Prize winners. Beth Henley returned to the Eudora Welty House and Garden on March 23 to deliver the third Bettye Jolly Lecture, moderated by Suzanne Marrs, Welty Foundation Scholar-in-Residence. A […] Read more »